Manure-loader



E. KERNEN.

MANURE LOA'DER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5. 1919.

t nted May 4, 1920.

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MANURE LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 5, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL KERN'EN, OF WEINER, ARKANSAS.

I Application filed April 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL KERNEN, a citizen of Switzerland, residing atWeinerathe following is a specification.

This invention relates to means'for loading material such as manure andthe like, from a pile or stack to a vehicle and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a derrick mounted on a wheeled truck withmeans thereon for operating the lifting forks to transport the materialfrom the pile to a wagon.

The invention relates to the means for raising and lowering the fork andfor emptying the same and also to the means for rotating thederrick tocarry the fork from the pile to the wagon and back to the pile.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination. and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illus-; trated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side elevation of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof with parts in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view with parts omitted;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the fork;'

Fig.5 is a side' view of the fork.

In these views 1 indicates a wheeled truck to the center of which issecured a cylindrical upright member 2. An annular track 3 formed ofrollers or the likeis formed on the upper face of the truck around saidupright. 4 indicates a rotatable platform having its outer edgessupported on said track and having a centrally located opening throughwhich the member 2 passes. An inner track 5 is provided adjacent saidcylindrical member on which the inner edge of the platform rests. Thisplatform carries a tubular upright member 6 which surrounds thecylindrical member, as shown. This member 6 has pivoted thereto theinner end of the boom 7 The outer end of said boom is adjustablyconnected to the upper end of MANURE-LOADEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' I atented May 4, 1920.

1919. Serial N0. 287,757.

the c lindrical member by the cable 8. The plat orm 4 supports the motor9, which may be of any desired form. The drive shaft of this motor isconnected with the horizontal shaft 10'suitably journaled on theplatform, %y the chain 11 and the chain wheels 12.

his shaft 10 is located to one side of the tubular member, as shown. Apair of parallel shafts 13 are suitably journaled on the platform andone ofsaid shafts is connected with the shaft 10 by the chain 14 and thewheels 15. The two shafts 13 are cared together by means of the wheels16. he outer ends of the shafts 13 are connected to the' movable shafts17 by the universal joints 18. The outer ends of the movable shafts l7carry the gear wheels 19 and said outer ends are journaled in thetiltable member 20 which is connected with the hand lever 21. In thisway when the hand lever is moved from one side to the other one of saidshafts will be'swung downwardly while the other shaft will "be swungupwardly to throw the gear wheels 19 into and out of engagement with acircular track 22 secured to the truck.

It will thus be seen that when one of the gears 19 is in engagement withthe track and the motor is started the platform will be rotated in onedirection and when the other gear wheel is in engagement with the trackthe platformwill be rotated in the opposite direction. When both of thegears 19 are out of engagement with the track the platform will remainstationary. The tubular Ir mber 6 supports a pair of reels 23, one onone side thereof and one on the other, these is connected with a wheel28 on the engine 1 shaft by a chain 29. The shaft 24' also carries achain wheel 30 which is connected with a wheel 31, connected with theupper reel by means of the chain 32. The upper reel 23 may be moved intoand out of engagement with the wheel 31 by means of the lever 33. Acable 34 passes from one of the reels over a pulley 35 on the end of thecable 38 passes from the other reel around a second pulley 39 on the endof the boom and the end of this cable is fastened to a cable 40 whichhas its ends connected with the upper ends of the fork members. Thuswhen the reel connected with said cable 38 is actuated to wind up saidcable said cable acting on the cable 40 will draw the upper ends of thefork members together to cause the prongs of the fork to grip thematerial.

This fork member is composed of two ,j aw members 41 and 42 pivotedintermediate their ends with the upwardly extending arms connected withthe cable 40 as before described. These arms are normally pulled apartby the springs 43. The lower part of the jaw members are provided withlaterally extending arms M to which the'prongs 45 are connected. Asshown in the draw ings, there are four prongs to each jaw member.

The truck is pulled to the pile ofmaterial to be loaded and then theengine is started to rotate the platform to place the fork above saidpile. The platform is then held stationary while one of the reels isdisconnected from itspawls to permit the-cable .34: to run out so thatthe fork will drop into the pile. The fork is sufficiently heavy tocause its prongs to enter the pile. As the fork drops the springs 43will cause the j aws to open. While this is taking place it will, ofcourse, be understood that the other cable is slack to permit the jawsto open. The other reel is then connected with the engine to wind up thecable 38 to cause the cable 40 to close the aws and then both reels areactuated to wind both cables to lift the fork from the pile. Theplatform is then rotated to swing the boom over the wagon and then thereels are released from the pawls to permit the fork-to'drop by gravityand whenin proper I position the cable 38 is slacked to permit the jawsto open to release the load.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip- I tion that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may i -on said shafts engaging therack, power means for driving said shafts and means for moving theshafts to place one or the other of the rack.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a truck having anupright mem ber thereon, a platform rotatably mounted on the truck andhaving a central opening through which the upright member passes, atubular upright member on said platform surrounding the first mentionedupright member, a boom carried by said tubular member, reels carried bysaid tubular member, an engine on the platform, means for connectingthesame with the reels, a receptacle, cables connecting the same with thereels, pulleys on the boom over which the cable passes and meansactuated by the engine for rotating the platform.

gear wheels in engagement with the EMIL KERNEN.

